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Interfaith, according to my four year old
Carin Mrotz I remember the time my son told me his father wasn’t Jewish.He was 4, and it was December, and we were in the car on our way home from preschool. And he said it just like that. “Mom, Dad...
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OPINION | Helping families improves schools
John Van Hecke Minnesota 2020 The one-room country school predates health insurance, medical clinics, food shelves, family planning services, after-school enrichment programs and community education....
View ArticleMinnesota Rendezvous
Fri, 12/27/2013 - 9:00pm - Sat, 12/28/2013 - 2:00amMinnesota Rendezvous is a monthly event whose objective is to bring Minnesotans together through diverse dance music. It happens every last Friday of...
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Wendy Webb reads from THE VANISHING
webbthe_vanishingfinal.jpgMon, 01/21/2013 - 7:00pmMeet Wendy Webb! A Midwest indie bookstore darling, Webb has decided to bring her chilly flavor of gothic to Minneapolis. The Vanishing offers readers...
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Wendy Webb reads from THE VANISHING
webbthe_vanishingfinal.jpgTue, 01/22/2013 - 7:00pmMeet Wendy Webb! A Midwest indie bookstore darling, Webb has decided to bring her chilly flavor of gothic to Minneapolis. The Vanishing offers readers...
View ArticleBlack fire
Louis AlemayehuIn 1972 across a crowded room I saw a young Ethiopian woman and felt a roaring flame in the middle of my chest. It terrified me and I almost immediately doused the fire with rationality...
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St. Paul teachers' class size concerns now on the table
Michael Moore St. Paul Union Advocate For the first time in the current round of contract talks with the St. Paul Federation of Teachers, negotiators for the St. Paul Public Schools agreed to put two...
View ArticleDeep and simple, two characteristics of a good educational foundation
sarahlahm“Deep and simple is far more essential than shallow and complex.”I came upon this idea recently, while catching some of the 2012 documentary, “Mister Rogers and Me,” about writer Benjamin...
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A lot to like about the "Capri Renaissance," and one thing to watch out for
Jeff SkrenesAt a recent community meeting, the Capri Theater presented its proposal for an expansion of their current building. Overall, these changes are excellent, and especially as someone who lives...
View ArticleRecent Anti-LGBTI laws violate human rights
Ashley Monk Anti-LGBTI laws passed last week by the governments of Nigeria and Uganda threaten the lives and human rights of people living, working, and visiting those countries. Not only are the...
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Gets, goats and Jewish divorce
Jenna Zark In the winter before my first husband and I divorced, I applied to the Jerome Foundationfor a travel-study grant that involved going to the Arctic town of Resolute. I was writing a play set...
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This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 31, 2013–Sunday, January 5, 2014
Clarence WhiteOne holiday is over, but the kids are still out of school. Maybe you were able to take in “History Center Holidays” at the Minnesota History Center. If not, the festivities continue...
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25th Annual On the Red Road Pow-Wow & Round Dance
1476300_241164279378023_1868581035_n.jpgTue, 12/31/2013 - 7:00pmWed, 01/01/2014 - 1:00pmTwenty Five years ago when AIM Patrol addressed a critical need in the community; the safety and well-being of...
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Bryan Thao Worra Poetry Reading
demonstra_cover.jpgMon, 12/30/2013 - 5:00pm - 6:30pmBryan Thao Worra will read from his latest book of Lao American Speculative Poetry, DEMONSTRA, from Innsmouth Free Press. The collections is...
View ArticleWe Will Remember Them
dudleyvoigtClaire Matthews-LingenCritical ReviewAll Is Calm, The Christmas Truce of 1914 is a beautiful, interpretive show. All Is Calm is being preformed by Theater LatteDa at Pantages Theater in...
View ArticleAll Is Calm Captures the Spirit of Christmas
dudleyvoigtMaggie FisherCritical Review When I took my seat at the Pantages Theatre in Downtown Minneapolis, I had no idea what to expect of the play “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914”, playing...
View ArticleAll Was So Calm, I Almost Slept
dudleyvoigtDanielle WongCritical Review ‘Twas seven days before Christmas when I went to watch All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914. It runs at the Pantages Theatre from December 19th-December...
View ArticleA Heartwarming Historical Holiday Treat
dudleyvoigtChris CartwrightCritical Review Peter Rothstein and the creative team at Theatre Latté Da have done it again - they’ve put together quite the enjoyable show! Theatre Latté Da’s All is Calm:...
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